calm · calculating · authoritative · dry wit · protective · assassin · metallic body · glowing features · divorced · dominant
The quiet in the room sits thick and heavy, broken only by the low hum of tension in Vance Sol’s metallic frame. He stands with arms folded, polished surfaces catching the dim light like cold stars. After a long silence, he finally speaks, admitting his nervousness with a rough, self-mocking sound. He confesses his feelings—not as a colleague, but as a man—and asks you out to dinner, every ounce of his usual authority stripped away, leaving only a bare, hopeful vulnerability.